Dear Families,
This week we will be wrapping up our Winter Unit and celebrating Valentine's Day! We will be making special mailboxes for our Valentines Day party on Thursday and doing lots of fun activities. Please note that you are not required to send in valentines for your child to hand out on Thursday, however, if you choose to do so, please make sure that every child gets one so nobody is left out. There will be a class list going home on Monday. Here is what we'll be reading this week.
Small Groups
Monday Making the letters of our name with hearts
Tuesday Matching uppercase and lowercase letters
Wednesday Graphing colors of sweetheart candies
Thursday Making a "box of chocolates" with letters of our names
Arts&Crafts
Monday Decorating coffee filter hearts with eye dropper painting
Tuesday Watercolor hearts
Wednesday Paper plate mailboxes
Thursday Heart collage
-The Barnyard Buddies
Dear Families,
We are starting our Winter Unit. This week we will be learning about winter as one of our four seasons, and the characteristics of winter. Here's what we will be reading.
Small Groups
Monday Sorting big, medium, and small snowflakes
Tuesday Creating AB patterns
Wednesday Measuring temperature of hot and cold items
Thursday Matching number and quantity 1-12
Arts & Crafts and Game Time
Monday Making paper plate hats
Tuesday Playing perfection, hide and seek, and scooters
Wednesday Making snowmen out of water bottles and tissue paper
Thursday Playing perfection, hide and seek, and scooters
If the weather is above 25 degrees, we try to go outside for recess every day. Please make sure that your child comes to school with appropriate clothing, including coat, hat, and mittens. If there is snow on the ground, please make sure your child comes to school with snow boots and snow pants.
The following link is a press release for kindergarten registration. If your child is eligible for kindergarten for the 2014-2015 school year, please see the link below for important information and dates regarding registration.
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-The Barnyard Buddies
Dear Families,
We are starting our Family Traditions unit. This week we've learned about what a "tradition" is, and what some examples are of family traditions. Here is what we'll be reading.
Small Groups
Monday Matching utensils and setting the table for family dinner
Tuesday Piecing together puzzle pieces of Max from Bunny Cakes
Arts&Crafts
Monday Decorating boxes for our holiday gifts
Please remember that this Wednesday, 11/27, is a half day at the BECC. All students will be dismissed at 11:30, and there will be no afternoon session that day. Have a great Thanksgiving!
-The Barnyard Buddies
Dear Families,
We have almost completed our Farm and Harvest unit. Because it's a short week this week we will wrap up and review what we've learned in our unit. Here are the books we will be reading.
Small Groups
Wednesday Making lanterns for the harvest
Thursday Sorting animals that migrate and hibernate
Arts&Crafts
Wednesday Using acorns and fall colors to make a "marble painting"
Please remember that Monday is a holiday, and Tuesday is a professional development day for teachers, so students will not return to school until that Wednesday, 11/13/13.
-The Barnyard Buddies
Dear Families,
We are continuing with our Farms/Harvest unit. This week we will be talking about how plants change as they grow and how farmers harvest the plants. Here is what we'll be reading this week.
Small Groups
Monday Sequencing apples by ascending size
Tuesday Matching animal babies to their parents
Wednesday Sorting what people and plants need to grow in a
Venn diagram
Thursday Drawing a picture of what our pumpkin plants look like
Arts&Crafts and Game time
Monday Making spider webs
Tuesday Playing bubbles, wagon rides, bowling, and scooters
Wednesday Decorating pumpkins
Thursday Playing bubbles, wagon rides, bowling, and scooters
Just a reminder, since we are reading a story about a Harvest "soiree", where animals are celebrating the end of the fall season, we decided to have our own Harvest "soiree" in the classroom on Wednesday, October 30th. Your child may dress up for the party if they wish (Perhaps a special shirt, a sparkly tutu, a costume, a
wig, a hat, pajamas, etc), but it is not mandatory.
As the weather is getting colder, please send your child to school in appropriate clothing every day, including adequate coats, socks and shoes, hats, and gloves, as necessary.
-The Barnyard Buddies
